Salvatore Giuliano

Set just after World War II, Francesco Rosi's 1961 feature about a Sicilian outlaw hero brought Rosi international fame. Clearly it's one of his best—although his later films used variations on its flashback structure again and again, ultimately making some of it seem less fresh. Still, this is arguably as good as or better than anything Rosi has done since.
ByJonathan Rosenbaum